Nikki Haley warns Trump of China's ambition amid tariff war with India: 'It would be a disaster if..., India only country that can...'
Haley also reminded Trump that in the short-term goals, New Delhi is essential in helping Washington move its critical supply chains away from China.
Nikki Haley's warns Trump of China's ambition amid tariff war with India: 'It would be a disaster if..., India only country that can...'
Emphasising that India should be 'treated like the prized free and democratic partner' Nikki Haley, former US Ambassador to the United Nations, has cautioned that ties between Washington and New Delhi are near a breaking point. India and US have been witnessing a rough patch with Donald Trump imposing tariffs on imports from India.
What the former diplomat said?
The former US Ambassador to the United Nations said it was critical to get the relations back on track if America hopes to contain China's growing global ambitions.
In an opinion piece along with Bill Drexel, a fellow at the Hudson Institute, for Newsweek, Nikki Haley wrote that strengthening relations with India is vital to America's Asia strategy. "To achieve the Trump administration's foreign policy goals-outcompeting China and achieving peace through strength-few objectives are more critical than getting US-India relations back on track," she wrote.
"Scuttling 25 years of momentum with the only country that can serve as a counterweight to Chinese dominance in Asia would be a strategic disaster," she warned. Interestingly, Haley also pointed out that China has escaped similar sanctions despite being a top buyer of Russian oil.
What is the tiff?
Trump on August 6 signed an executive order imposing an additional 25 per cent tariff on imports from India, in response to India "directly or indirectly" importing oil from Russia. This is over and above the 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports that Trump approved on July 31.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Treat India as prized partner, says Nikki Haley
- 'Losing India will be a strategic disaster in face of countering China'
- India and US are presently engaged in tariff war
- Additional 25% tariff imposed on imports from India
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